October 15 th , 2013
Cambridge High School
 Located in Kennesaw, Cobb County Schools
 Roughly 2250 students
 Math & Science Magnet Program
 450 Students
 Offer 25 AP Courses
 2012 AP Data
 403 students took 846 tests (78% 3 or higher)
 Offer AP Physics C: Mechanics
 Spring Semester
 Nearly all students have Calculus prior
 All students have Physics prior
 This year will have 72 students enrolled
 First year had 16 students in AP Physics B only
 Future Offerings
 Honors Physics will be replaced by AP Physics 1
 AP Physics C will be second year course
 Some students will do mechanics only
 Some students will do both sections
 Primary Reason: Strong, well-prepared students
 Magnet program
 2nd Year Physics course
 Excellent Calculus teachers
 Secondary Reason: Students are not surprised on May
13th
 Familiar with AP Questions
 Test Questions & Format
 Practice Problems
 Resources: AP Central & learnapphysics.com
 Homework Quizzes
 Used to test knowledge of formulas
 Time for full-length practice tests prior to exam
 To increase engagement and higher order thinking
skills, try Problem-Based Learning
 Requires deeper understanding of concepts
 Stretches students’ thinking
 Increases engagement by using authentic scenarios
 College Board Position
 Problem-Based Learning for College Physics
 Website containing many sample PBL exercises
 Describes how and why to use PBL
 Problem-Based Learning at U. of Delaware
 PBL Clearinghouse
 PBL’s for all disciplines
 “Flip” things traditionally done at school with things
traditionally done at home
 Lecture flipped with problem solving
 Allows more time for assistance and “tutoring”
 Also more lab time and more time for PBL’s
 Encourages collaboration between students and
between students and teacher
 Monterey Institute for Technology & Education
 Videos for both AP Physics B and AP Physics C
 Other disciplines also available
 Animations with narration
 MIT Open Courseware
 Videos
 Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, Waves, etc.
 Supplementary Materials
 Lecture notes, exam questions, practice problems
 APlusPhysics.com
 Videos for AP Physics C, AP Physics B, & AP Physics 1&2
 www.aplusphysics.com
 Physics EH
 Videos organized by topic
 http://earlhaig.ca/departments/science/physicsreview.p
hp
 www.youtube.com/user/physicseh
 A Level Physics
 www.youtube.com/user/drphysicsa
 Khan Academy
 How to make your own:
 Camtasia
 Lots of editing tools
 Unlimited length of videos
 Expensive
 Snagit
 Unlimited length of videos
 Less expensive than Camtasia
 Jing
 Five minute limit
 Free of charge